Hadith 122

sermon. When he is free from it, then speak if you like in what is between you and beginning of the Salat’’. [289]
And from Ali-asws having said: ‘The people should face the prayer leader at the sermon with their faces and listen to him’’. [290]
And from Ja’far-asws Bin Muhammad-asws having said: ‘But rather the sermon has been made instead of the two Cycles, those which have been dropped from Al-Zohr Salat, so it is like the Salat. It is not Permissible during it except what is Permissible during the Salat’’. [291]
And from him-asws having said: ‘He (prayer leader) should begin the sermon on the day of Friday before the Salat, and when the prayer leader ascends (the pulpit) and sits, the Muezzin should proclaim the Azaan in front of him. When they are free from the Azaan, he should stand and address and preach, then be seated a light sitting. Then he should stand and address again supplicating in it. Then the Muezzins should proclaim the Iqama of the Salat and he should descend and pray the Friday Salat of two Cycles, be loud in these with the recitation’’. [292]
And from Ali-asws, whenever he-asws ascended the pulpit, greeted unto the people’’. [293]
And from Ja’far-asws Bin Muhammad-asws having said: ‘And it is befitting for the prayer leader on the day of Friday that he applies perfume and wears best of his clothes and a turban’’. [294]
And from him-asws: ‘The Sunnah is that he should recite in the first Cycle on the day of Friday with Surah Al-Jummah, and the second with Surah Al-Munafiqeen’’. [295]
And from Ja’far-asws Bin Muhammad-asws having said: ‘One who attains one Cycle from the Friday Salat, should add another Cycle to it after the prayer leader has finished, and if he misses out two Cycles together, he should pray Al-Zohr alone of four (Cycles)’’. [296]
(The book) ‘Al Hidaya’ –
‘Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic has Obligated, from the Friday to the Friday, thirty-five Salat(s). One Salat Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic has Obligated in congregation, and it is the Friday (Salat) and Dropped it from nine (individuals) – the young, and the old, and the insane, and the traveller, and the slave, and the woman, and the sick, and the blind, and one who was on top (over) two Farsakh(s). And the recitation in it is aloud, and the washing (bathing) in it is obligatory, and in it (the Salat) to Qunout(s) are upon the prayer leader – a Qunout in the first Cycle before the Ruk’u and in the second after the Ruk’u; and the one who prays it alone, let him pray it like Al-Zohr Salat during rest of the days. And when seven (people) gather on the day of Friday and they are not fearing, one of them should lead them, and address them; and the sermon is after the Salat because the two sermons are in place of the last two Cycles. And the first one to address before the Salat was Usman because when he had innovated what he innovated, the people were not pausing upon his sermon. For this reason, he brought these (sermons) forward; and the seven we-asws have mentioned, they are the prayer leader, and the Muezzin, and the judge, and the claimant, and the defendant, and the two witnesses’’. [297]
(The book) ‘Mishkat Al Anwaar’ – copying from the book ‘Al Mahasin’ who said, ‘Amir Al-Momineen-asws said: ‘Going to the Friday (Salat) is visitation (Ziyarat) and beauty’. It was said to him-asws, ‘And what is the beauty? ’
He-asws said: ‘Fulfil the obligation and visit each other’’. [298]
And he-asws said: ‘For you all in your visiting each other is like the Rewards of the Hajj pilgrims’’. [299]
(The book) ‘Da’aim Al Islam’ –
‘We are reporting from People-asws of the Household regarding Qunout of the Friday (Salat) has aspects, and all of these are good. From these is if one performs Qunout after being free from reciting Surah Al Munafiqeen in the second Cycle before he does Ruk’u, so he says: –
‘There is no god except Allah-azwj the Forbearing, the Benevolent! There is no god except Allah‑azwj the Magnificent! Glory be to Allah-azwj Lord-azwj of the seven skies, and Lord-azwj of the seven earths and whatever is within t